[mals]

just bought a emachines 3210 ,uses intel sr84510 motherboard with shared graphics ,intel82845gv ,can i install a graphics card over this ?or would i be better updating my memory(256mb)also does it matter what type of ram i fit?can u recomend 1 pleeze

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Doesn't appear this motherboard has an AGP expansion slot, so you're not going to be able to update the graphics. It uses DDR RAM PC2700. You'll probably want to add another 256MBm, here's some prices:
http://www.pricegrab...0&mode=googlecp

[admin]

Doesn't appear this motherboard has an AGP expansion slot, so you're not going to be able to update the graphics. It uses DDR RAM PC2700. You'll probably want to add another 256MBm, here's some prices:
http://www.pricegrab...0&mode=googlecp

[mals]

cheers,but on the diagram of my motherboard there are 3 pci slots ,will 1 of them not work

[admin]

cheers,but on the diagram of my motherboard there are 3 pci slots ,will 1 of them not work

YES! I'm sorry, I somehow forgot about PCI graphics cards
You won't be able to get a top-of-the-line card, but you should be able to find a nice upgrade.

Let us know what you're considering.

[mals]

was considering a radeon 9200 256mb ,is this a bit optimistic also just bought 256mb memory ,pc2100,before i read your reply,will this still work

[admin]

was considering a radeon 9200 256mb ,is this a bit optimistic

That would be a very good choice

also just bought 256mb memory ,pc2100,before i read your reply,will this still work

Yes Your Celeron operates at 533mhz Front Side Bus speed, same as PC2100. I usually recommend PC2700 becasue it's about the same price, better quality, and provides some room for upgrade or overclocking.

[mals]

cheers i am now one happy bunny thanx:thumbsup:

[mals]

will i need to do anything to the motherboard if i install the radeopn card,ive read the motherboard manual might as well been in japanese ,says something about swapping the jumper?,i thought that you could just plug in this card and the system would autodetect it?